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Balancing Branches and Roots?

Every spring, in repotting season, this question comes up: “When I prune the roots, should I prune a roughly equivalent amount of branches to balance the roots?” Comments from YouTube It’s true that chopping a roughly estimated amount of branches to “balance” the pruned roots at the same time, can reduce or stop the remainingContinue reading “Balancing Branches and Roots?”

Branch-pruning questions, answered

After I published this video: Bonsai Care – How to prune your Bonsai tree, also labelled “10 reasons to prune your bonsai”, I received and answered the following questions: Question: Is pruning time any different for an indoor tree? Or is autumn, winter, spring, etc the same? Dave’s answer: For indoor tropicals like ficus, sageretiaContinue reading “Branch-pruning questions, answered”